SOT: Daily driver shopping, German car content Options

[BigDBass]

I'm shopping for a new DD. Depending on who you ask, it's time to either put the trusty 84k miles '96 Cherokee in someone else's hands (my queen), or to supplement it with a new DD (her jester).

I'm rather enamored of the Audi A3 Quattro. I've been doing a lot of reading and I'm sort of leaning towards a ~2007 3.2 V6 over the 2.0T or 2.0 TDI diesel (only available in FWD).

Other vehicles on the fringes of my mind are Mazda 3 hatchback, Mazda CX-7, VW GTI, Infiniti M35 or M37. Not a big BMW fan (plus my wife hates bimmers).

I thought it would be dumb not to inquire with my car buddies here who are far smarter and experienced when it comes to these four-wheeled hunks of metal that drink fossil fuels.

Comments, criticism, donations, and hijacks are hereby requested!

[BigDBass]

Glad there's no advice to run away so far.
We almost pulled the trigger on an M35x last year, but something held us back. We also drove the G35x which I liked a lot better than the M but my wife did not.

The Mazda stuff just seems low quality.

A3 and VW Golf are based on same chassis from my understanding. Might look at that as well.

The one I have my eye on is an '07 3.2 Quattro in Atlanta. One thing I learned from buying my 914 is that it's fun to fly somewhere, buy a car, and drive it home. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) Plus I can try to sneak in a visit to Auto Atlanta.